IFFHS AWARDS 1998
Aimé Jacquet, the French National coach 1998, World Champion, received in Paris Clairefontaine the IFFHS Award for THE WORLD’S BEST NATIONAL COACH 1998.
In 1998, the IFFHS has determined 9 Awards.
THE WORLD’S BEST GOALKEEPER 1998 (by IFFHS)
1 – José Luis CHILAVERT (Paraguay/Velez Sarsfield) 198 points
2 – Fabien BARTHEZ (France/AS Monaco) 146 points
3 – Edwin VAN DER SAR (Netherlands/Ajax Amsterdam) 75 points
THE WORLD’ BEST REFEREE 1998 (by IFFHS)
1 – Pier Luigi COLLINA (Italy) 70 points
2 – Saïd BELGOLA (Morocco) 64 points
3 – José Manuel GARCIA-ARANDA (Spain) 40 points
First IFFHS Award for Pier Luigi Collina
CLUB WORLD RANKING 1998 (by IFFHS)
1 – INTER MILAN (Italy) 326,0 points
2 – CR VASCO DE GAMA (Brazil) 295,5 points
3 – FC BAYERN MÜNCHEN (Germany) 288,0 points
4 – SE PALMEIRAS (Brazil) 284,5 points
5 – CA RIVER PLATE (Argentina) 273,0 points
THE STRONGEST LEAGUE IN THE WORLD 1998 (by IFFHS)
1 – ITALY Serie A 1,276
2 – BRAZIL Serie A 1,198
3 – SPAIN Primera Division 1,096
Seventh Trophy IFFHS in 8 years for Serie A Italy !
THE WORLD’S BEST TOP GOAL SCORER 1998 (by IFFHS)
1 – Jassem AL-HOUWAIDI (SC Kuwait City/Kuwait) 20 goals
2 – Gabriel BATISTUTA (AC Fiorentina/Argentina) 14 goals
3 – Luis HERNANDEZ (Necaxa Ciudad Mexico/Mexico) 13 goals
THE WORLD’S BEST NATIONAL COACH 1998 (by IFFHS)
1 – Aimé JACQUET (France) 259 points
2 – Miroslav BLAZEVIC (Croatia) 148 points
3 – Guus HIDDINK (Netherlands) 109 points
Aimé Jacquet with the IFFHS Trophy in Paris.
THE WORLD’S BEST CLUB COACH 1998 (by IFFHS)
1 – Marcello LIPPI (Italy/FC Juventus) 154 points
2 – Josef HEYNCKES (Germany/Real Madrid CF) 134 points
3 – Alexander FERGUSON (Scotland/FC Manchester United) 88 points
Marcello Lippi second IFFHS Award
THE WORLD’S BEST TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER 1998 (by IFFHS)
1 – Jaime KAVIEDES (Emelec Guayaquil/Ecuador) 43 goals
2 – Masashi NAKAYAMA (Jubilo FC Iwata/Japan) 37 goals
2 – Victor BONILLA (AD Cali/Colombia) 37 goals
Jaime Kaviedes winner of the Award 1998
THE WORLD’S MOST EFFECTIVE TOP DIVISION GOAL SCORER 1998 (by IFFHS)
1 – Masashi NAKAYAMA (Jubilo FC Iwata/Japan) 1,276 goal/match
2 – Marco NEGRI (GlasgowRangers/Italy) 1,103
3 – Nikolaos MAHLAS (Vitesse Arnhem/Greece) 1,063
Masashi Nakayama